STEMrific Dispatch - Innovate, Collaborate, Educate: Volume 13
Innovate, Collaborate, Educate: Volume 13 Is Live!
The new issue of STEMrific Dispatch is out—celebrating rituals, systems thinking, and STEM identity-building in the classroom. Discover practical ideas for designing coherence, modeling belonging, and scaling real-world STEM skills.
**Read it here:** [STEMrific Dispatch – Volume 13](https://stemrificdispatch.beehiiv.com/p/stemrific-dispatch-volume-13)
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Editor’s Insight
Rituals aren’t just routines—they’re the runway for big ideas. This issue explores ways rituals foster risk-taking, creativity, and trust, transforming students from STEM visitors to **citizens** of STEM.
> “Rituals are the runway—without them, big ideas can’t get off the ground.” — Dr. Warren “DocSTEM” Edwards
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3 Easy-Start STEM Rituals for Your Classroom
- Post a menu of greetings at the door. Students choose their greeting to build belonging immediately.
- Open each session with a 2-minute STEM journal prompt to spark creativity.
- Use metacognition exit tickets: “One thing I’m proud of” + “One thing I’ll try differently.”
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Systems Thinking: Interconnected STEM Learning
This edition shares moves and prompts to help students make connections, see patterns, and design real-world solutions—from ritual mapping to vertical collaboration and mental model tools.
Try the mini challenge: Map how one classroom ritual connects to a real-world STEM skill. Share with #STEMrificSystems for a chance to be featured in Volume 14!
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Resources & Spotlight
- Edutopia and PBLWorks links anchor strategies for routines as cognitive scaffolds.
- Celebrate diverse STEM role models, authentic learning tasks, and inclusive classroom design.
- Discover toolkit assets for Canva, Google Docs, and Beehiiv. Find affiliate AI prompt resources to supercharge lesson planning.
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Let’s Connect!
Have a classroom ritual or coaching moment to share? Reply to this post or email STEMrific Dispatch—your practice could inspire educators everywhere.
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